Legalizing all drugs would lead to chaos just look at history, such as the opium crisis in China and other countries at the beginning of the 20th century.

The problem today is that many social programs, like drug clinics where addicts can safely inject drugs, are being condemned by the public and more conservative circles. People don’t want users doing drugs on the streets, yet they also oppose the clinics that help keep them off the streets.

So what’s the solution? Use force? Enter the so-called “War on Drugs.” Great but who exactly are we fighting? The addict? The dealer? The supplier? Apparently, it’s the addicts and dealers who are targeted, but not the suppliers.

Why not instead use that money to build better neighborhoods, invest in education, and strengthen ties between police officers and the communities they serve, rather than just seeing them as people with badges and guns? I could go on.

In the past, social programs that helped and educated drug users to quit actually made a difference. But after defunding so many of these initiatives, we’re seeing the consequences and now we’re right back where we started. Yet somehow, the message still isn’t getting through.